ICE Blamed Deported Mother for 2-Year-Old's Killing After Separation
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 16
ICE Blamed Deported Mother for 2-Year-Old's Killing After Separation
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 16
2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes was left without his mother after ICE detained her and deported her to Honduras without him.
Samuel Maldonado Erazo, the boy's uncle, was charged with caring for Orlin and three cousins — the oldest just 7 — while the child's mother and aunt remained in ICE detention awaiting deportation.
A ProPublica report says Orlin then moved into a shed and was later killed, after which ICE blamed his mother for the death following the forced separation.
The case spotlights the risks to young children when U.S. immigration enforcement removes parents before stable care arrangements are in place.
What safeguards protect American children when their undocumented parents are deported?
Who is accountable when immigration enforcement leads to a child’s death?
Was a deported mother denied the choice to take her son, who was later tragically killed?